I can't prove it wasn't a certain neighbor of mine, or a guy I used to work with, from that picture. They've both told me they're glad they have alibis. :-)
Posted on 02/06/2009 9:15:57 AM PST by bassmaner
Would you if it was legal?
I can't prove it wasn't a certain neighbor of mine, or a guy I used to work with, from that picture. They've both told me they're glad they have alibis. :-)
Nope, probably hippies in BC Canada
Really. What if it was grown in somebody's garage in Anytown, USA??? Just like prohibition helped spawn the likes of Al Capone, pot prohibition has spawned the likes of the Mexican drug cartels. It has also seriously eroded our personal freedoms guaranteed to us by our creator and laid down in our Constitution.
And for the record, I don't smoke pot. Never have, just have a burning belief in personal freedoms. I think the larger crime is thinking that it's OK to incarcerate someone and revoke all of their personal freedoms for burning a plant, and inhaling the smoke. Meanwhile, it's perfectly OK to take the fruit of a plant, ferment it, drink it, and cause all of the problems that alcohol abuse causes in society. Hypocrisy????
“So those who oppose the legalization, dissemination, and use of drugs are “pseudo-conservative”?”
No, but I dare say the Folks that through one side of their mouth preach the glories of smaller Government, yet out of the other side of the mouth preach the glories of the Drug War and it’s outlandish excesses might want to review whether they are or they are not “Conservative”
Does this mean that you will be turning yourself in with a written, notarized confession to all past misdeeds?
The "I'll Bet You're A Hypocrite" tangent isn't that simple in this case. Legalizing it would be a game-changer. Within one season (or perhaps immediately, depending on how much is currently hidden in Humboldt County CA for example), there would be nearly uncountable tons of U.S.-grown weed available at every level from your own garden (?) to the Saturday farmer's market to the size of the multi-national companies that sell salad in bags.
You know about supply and demand. The hippies in BC can’t meet the demand of all the wasted, loser, worthless, human debris in the US. Plus shipping all the way to Texas and Louisiana would be too expensive. For every dollar you spend for BC pot, you raise the price on the stuff the Mexican cartels are pushing.
Or some really nice Canadians.;-)
He (Phelps) admitted that it was.
“Would you if it was legal?” Probably. Then the cartels would just become multi-billion dollar corporations. They already have the logistical system set up to distribute their product. With their new found legal protection, they’ll do what all other good corporations do, put the mom and pop distributors out of business or coerce them to go through their channels.
I think the post points out the silliness of the drug war well, actually.
Legalize domestic-grown drugs, tax it more than cigs, and fire all the drug warriors -— or have then do something useful like hunt terrorists or illegals.
Instant balanced budget.
Perhaps some time in jail or performing community service will get him together. All this boozing and now drugs. He’s literally out of control and I wonder if at some point he’s going to end up in trouble in a foreign country.
Some good points here. It’s pretty clear that the marijuana laws, like an increasing portion of the legal system, primarily apply to the non-rich and unfamous.
"Preach the glories"?
That's what is called snide and overwrought hyperbole. That seems to be the way of Amsterdam Libertarians.
Yes, I do, and I also know that there is almost nowhere that the stuff won't grow, and it has a fast maturity.
Legalization would destroy the mystique, and destroy organized crime, so it will never be legalized.
I wonder what it feels like after people smoke pot .
I see that you too are a bold supporter of organized crime! (tax collection)
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